MSU’s Weems named Mo. Valley player of the week

Kyle Weems

The Missouri Valley Conference announced that Missouri State junior Kyle Weems has been named as the league’s Player of the Week. In Saturday’s 81-65 non-conference win over Saint Louis, Weems became the first Missouri State player since 2005 (Blake Ahearn) to score 20 points in three consecutive games.

Weems’ game-high 26 points in the contest paced the Bears to their 9th win in 11 tries against the Billikens and helped push the Bears to their 18th straight non-conference home win. He also snagged a game-high 8 rebounds in the SLU contest, was 10-for-14 from the field and knocked down 3 three-pointers for the third game in a row. 

The Bears (7-3) host Arkansas State on Wednesday at JQH Arena, starting at 7:05 p.m.